“Beekeeping teaches you to let go of the black-and-white world and participate in the natural world, which is not predictable,” says Bike a Bee founder Jana Kinsman.
Tag: Vol. 47 No. 1
Issue of Oct. 12 – 18, 2017
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There’s a psychedelic portal on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Andy Burkholder.
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Rahm’s police academy plan met with youth-led backlash from #NoCopAcademy campaign
Activists call on city to redirect $95 million toward education of kids, not cops.
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Jump into an ocean of mezcal during Mexico in a Bottle
More than 100 agave spirits will be poured on Sunday, October 15.
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Open House Chicago, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
The Annoyance Theatre’s 30th anniversary party, Robot Riot at Emporium Arcade Bar, and more happenings from October 13-15
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The foodways of Chicago’s new immigrants
Newcomers from five countries discuss the differences between eating here and in their homelands, where they dine out and shop for ingredients, what kinds of adaptations they’ve had to make, and which American foods they’re learning to love.
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A Mexican immigrant awed by the abundance of American grocery stores
“Sometimes I like to go to the stores here just to see the quantity of products that you can choose,” Elizabeth Franco says.
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An Ethiopian mom introduced her kids to KFC, but they’d rather eat Indian
“Because we have similar spices, similar flavors, Indian and Pakistani food makes sense for Ethiopians,” Tigist Tesfaw says.
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Cooking Congolese cuisine without recipes
“If I write it down that would be American food,” Francine Maombi says.
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Print Issue of October 12, 2017
Watching the watches at the Chicago International Film Festival + The foodways of Chicago’s new immigrants
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‘;’l;,’l,; Sun 10/15: Barrel of Monkeys, a group known for transforming children’s stories into sketch comedy, begins a run Sunday afternoons of their tentpole show That’s Weird, Grandma at the Neo-Futurarium (5153 N. Ashland). 2 PM, $15; $10 students, seniors, and veterans; $5 children 12 and under
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The 2017 Chicago International Film Festival, reviewed
Watching the watchers at the Chicago International Film Festival
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Choir Boy, Foxfinder, and 12 more stage shows to see now
A play by Moonlight author Tarell Alvin McCraney and a paranoiac drama by British playwright Dawn Hall are among this week’s best bets.
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This gefilte fish cocktail is a Passover dish you can sip
Brandon Phillips of the Duck Inn creates a kosher cocktail with poached ground whitefish.
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Balkan Grill Company is the king of road food
Long-haul truckers from across the country know to pull off on Exit 9 in Gary for a taste of home.